NHL All-Star Game: Five Glaring Snubs
By Adam Savard
Jan 8, 2015; Raleigh, NC, USA; Buffalo Sabres forward
Zemgus Girgensons(28) skates against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Yesterday the remaining players were announced for participation in the NHL All-Star Game this year in Columbus. Every year several of the most deserving players are invited (or voted in) to the game but someone has to be left out in the cold.
More from Puck Prose
- Detroit Red Wings 2023 Rookie Camp Has Plenty of Ups and Downs
- This Columbus Blue Jackets rookie doesn’t want to be forgotten
- 2 trades the Boston Bruins must make to secure the Stanley Cup
- 3 reasons the Avalanche won’t win the Stanley Cup in 2024
- This is a big year for Alex Turcotte and the Los Angeles Kings
I’ve already said my peace about the fan voting and I think you can see that process impact at least one of these players.
I know it’s a popularity contest to a large degree and that component of it doesn’t bother me. But some of the players to follow may have had incentives in their contract to appear in the NHL All Star Game and now they aren’t.
Here are five players that should be going to Columbus this year, and my suggestion as to whom they should be replacing, while keeping an eye to all teams being represented. I look forward to your disagreement.